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Whether any of you want to believe it or not, unsolicited advice, while not terribly common, is a prevalent enough phenomenon to be a category of peeve unto itself.

Over almost 19 years lifting, I’ve had several, but the one that stands out the most is from when I was 20:

I was doing heavy leg presses after squats, and I was on the last set, close-to-last rep, struggling, grunting, turning purple, but still moving the weight up slowly. This beer-gut guy in his 30’s sees me and runs over to the sled, gets his face about a foot away from mine and starts yelling, “C’mon, you got it! You got it, man!”

As annoying as this was, it didn’t do nearly as much to break my concentration as the fact that he actually put his hand on the platform where my feet were placed and started to push! I was so pissed, I just blurted out ,“BACKTHEFUCKUP!”, finished my rep, slammed the bolts into place, and told him, “thanks for ruining my set!” (I was much more curt in my youth).

Beer Gut was in stunned silence but still had the nerve to look all offended, so I told him that if he wanted to mentor, there were plenty of youth centers around town. I would’ve gone on, but he just put up both of his hands in this palms-out, I-was-just-trying-to-help manner, turned and walked back to his pathetically weighted squat rack.

My form on any lift has not needed “helping” since I was about 16, and even if it did, who the fuck appointed these think-they-know-it-all crotch stains to correct me, or anyone else for that matter? It hasn’t happened in a few years, but I’ve got plenty of bile waiting for the next one.

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[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Whether any of you want to believe it or not, unsolicited advice, while not terribly common, is a prevalent enough phenomenon to be a category of peeve unto itself.

Over almost 19 years lifting, I’ve had several, but the one that stands out the most is from when I was 20:

I was doing heavy leg presses after squats, and I was on the last set, close-to-last rep, struggling, grunting, turning purple, but still moving the weight up slowly. This beer-gut guy in his 30’s sees me and runs over to the sled, gets his face about a foot away from mine and starts yelling, “C’mon, you got it! You got it, man!”

As annoying as this was, it didn’t do nearly as much to break my concentration as the fact that he actually put his hand on the platform where my feet were placed and started to push! I was so pissed, I just blurted out ,“BACKTHEFUCKUP!”, finished my rep, slammed the bolts into place, and told him, “thanks for ruining my set!” (I was much more curt in my youth).

Beer Gut was in stunned silence but still had the nerve to look all offended, so I told him that if he wanted to mentor, there were plenty of youth centers around town. I would’ve gone on, but he just put up both of his hands in this palms-out, I-was-just-trying-to-help manner, turned and walked back to his pathetically weighted squat rack.

My form on any lift has not needed “helping” since I was about 16, and even if it did, who the fuck appointed these think-they-know-it-all crotch stains to correct me, or anyone else for that matter? It hasn’t happened in a few years, but I’ve got plenty of bile waiting for the next one.[/quote]

I sense a lot of built up anger - do you want to talk about it? :wink:

I’ve only been in a proper gym for 1 month now, haven’t been approached by anyone yet, but I do enjoy watching other beginners make idiots out of themselves.

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[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
Tango-down wrote:

There is an old Italian guy (thick accent and all) at one of my gyms that gives five minute sermons about not lifting heavy and only doing high reps to anyone that makes eye contact with him. There is also the militant lesbian that feels she has to “mentor” all the young guys who don’t know what intensity is. Nothing like seeing a saggy, old woman dressed all in spandex yelling “Lift it faster and flex, Pussy!” at a couple of guys that look like college football players.

That is why I keep my commercial gym membership. That shit is WAY too entertaining not to do cardio and light days at and watch the free entertainment!

I wish I had a gym like that nearby. The militant lesbian should be video-taped and put on Saturday Night Live.

The school weight room, the few times I have been there, is one of the funniest places to be. All the Asians have a deeply rooted psychological need to bench- it starts with the flat bench, then the incline, then deceline, then even to benching the curl bar. You can’t get a bench for 40 minutes if an Asian goes on it.

I’m not being racist, that is just what happens. Also the weight room guy told an athlete not to test his 1 RM the day after he trained because he would be unnaturally strong and the idea was to build ‘strength that lasts’. There is also the somewhat retarded track coach that never stops talking about he was in-shape for every sport he played even before the season began. He is also convinced the lunge is the single most beneficial exercise a person can do.
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Yeah, militant lesbian is awesome. I love watching her flirt with girls. It is almost as good as listening to her yell through a failure set, “You my little bitch, Seated Row! You gonna take what momma give you! Uuuuugh!”.
I laughed so hard I fell off a fucking rowing machine last week. I couldn’t stop crying…

I think the Cleopatra tattoo on her arm with her face on it pushed me over the edge. When the fat got to jiggling and the face was all animated… it was like it was talking to me saying all of those things. Like a little 1-dimensional mini me.

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[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
Tango-down wrote:

There is an old Italian guy (thick accent and all) at one of my gyms that gives five minute sermons about not lifting heavy and only doing high reps to anyone that makes eye contact with him. There is also the militant lesbian that feels she has to “mentor” all the young guys who don’t know what intensity is. Nothing like seeing a saggy, old woman dressed all in spandex yelling “Lift it faster and flex, Pussy!” at a couple of guys that look like college football players.

That is why I keep my commercial gym membership. That shit is WAY too entertaining not to do cardio and light days at and watch the free entertainment!

I wish I had a gym like that nearby. The militant lesbian should be video-taped and put on Saturday Night Live.

The school weight room, the few times I have been there, is one of the funniest places to be. All the Asians have a deeply rooted psychological need to bench- it starts with the flat bench, then the incline, then deceline, then even to benching the curl bar. You can’t get a bench for 40 minutes if an Asian goes on it. I’m not being racist, that is just what happens. Also the weight room guy told an athlete not to test his 1 RM the day after he trained because he would be unnaturally strong and the idea was to build ‘strength that lasts’. There is also the somewhat retarded track coach that never stops talking about he was in-shape for every sport he played even before the season began. He is also convinced the lunge is the single most beneficial exercise a person can do.
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Hilarious! Not to get into racial profiling or anything, but this obsession that asian guys have with the bench press is REAL. I can think of more than a handful of asian guys at gyms I frequent who only seem to bench and work the bench multiple (ie: at least three) times a week.

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[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
My form on any lift has not needed “helping” since I was about 16, and even if it did, who the fuck appointed these think-they-know-it-all crotch stains to correct me, or anyone else for that matter? It hasn’t happened in a few years, but I’ve got plenty of bile waiting for the next one.[/quote]

The nerve of that guy! Trying to help people out. Some people hey?

You know, you could’ve just said “I’m alright” to him and kept going, but you had to let it ‘ruin your whole workout’.

You need a chill pill. That kind of attitude will shorten your lifespan.

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[quote]Sxio wrote:
Digital Chainsaw wrote:
My form on any lift has not needed “helping” since I was about 16, and even if it did, who the fuck appointed these think-they-know-it-all crotch stains to correct me, or anyone else for that matter? It hasn’t happened in a few years, but I’ve got plenty of bile waiting for the next one.

The nerve of that guy! Trying to help people out. Some people hey?

You know, you could’ve just said “I’m alright” to him and kept going, but you had to let it ‘ruin your whole workout’.

You need a chill pill. That kind of attitude will shorten your lifespan. [/quote]

I was once trapped under the bar when trying to bench 45 pounds and some dude lifted the bar off me.

I said, “Hey asshole I don’t need your help” and then I shot him.

I would have kicked his ass but I think he was stronger than me. He lifted that bar pretty easily.

I am the best fighter in my dojo but he was bigger than the eight year olds that train there.

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[quote]Sxio wrote:
Digital Chainsaw wrote:
My form on any lift has not needed “helping” since I was about 16, and even if it did, who the fuck appointed these think-they-know-it-all crotch stains to correct me, or anyone else for that matter? It hasn’t happened in a few years, but I’ve got plenty of bile waiting for the next one.

The nerve of that guy! Trying to help people out. Some people hey?

You know, you could’ve just said “I’m alright” to him and kept going, but you had to let it ‘ruin your whole workout’.

You need a chill pill. That kind of attitude will shorten your lifespan. [/quote]

Oy! The money I could make selling reading comprehension kits on this board! Pay attention:

I said the guy ruined my set, not my “whole workout”.

I’d like to see you keep your concentration during a heavy set (assuming you do them which, judging by your post, sounds highly unlikely), nearly to failure when some ass runs up to you and starts yelling in your face, and then “helping” when you did not need it (read again; the weight was still going up = no help needed).

Not to mention, this was the LEG PRESS people! The worst that could have happened is that I failed and the safety bolts caught the weight!

If I’m going to do a lift that I may need help on, I’m not too proud to ask someone for a spot beforehand. Other than that, I’m concentrating on what I’m doing, meaning I am giving 100% effort and thus unable to hold casual conversations a la “I’m alright” while I lift especially during heavy, compound exercises. If you don’t understand this, then you do not train heavy. And that’s OK; someone has to get some use out of the neoprene-coated dumbells

Granted, the scene I described was 13 years ago, and my response today would be much more candid, but I would be no less annoyed.

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Between stuff like this and the dude who thought someone was an idiot for liking a different protein, I wonder–seriously–about these guys and there need to try and fit in on this board.

I didn’t care wtf he used. He couldve been BBQ a steak outside the gym for all I cared. It was just his attitude about the whole ordeal. When I shook my head uninterested he says “I can squat 400+” like I’d better take his advice or I’m going to be something wrong. I would never try to push my opinions on somebody nor think less of them wether they did. I almost said go fck yourself and we’ll see who gains more in the next 6 months. I’m just coming back from injury.

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     A-town and the above poster, don't sweat it too much, there are people on this board that take comments completely out of context  and if it has not happened to me it hasn't happen at all comments.
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I thought this thread was about me.

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[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
I said the guy ruined my set, not my “whole workout”.
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Split some hairs ever? Next time I’ll be sure to use ‘reply to post’ instead of just typing it off the top of my head. I still stand by my comments. It’s one set of your life and you chucked a big tanty because someone tried to help you. Whatever gets you through your day.

[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
I’d like to see you keep your concentration during a heavy set (assuming you do them which, judging by your post, sounds highly unlikely),
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Yes you’re right, I don’t lift heavy. In fact I don’t lift weights at all. i just hang around here for the atmosphere. I’m really into competitive knitting.

I’m sure you’re REALLY tough and lift the heaviest of weights all day long. Good luck with that, I hope it’s working for ya.

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I don’t get these types of defenses. He knows how to do things right because he squats 400? OK, guy walks in and squats 500, but his version is different. Who is right? There are authors on this site who are not the biggest bulls in the barn…

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[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
I was once trapped under the bar when trying to bench 45 pounds and some dude lifted the bar off me.

I said, “Hey asshole I don’t need your help” and then I shot him.

I would have kicked his ass but I think he was stronger than me. He lifted that bar pretty easily.

I am the best fighter in my dojo but he was bigger than the eight year olds that train there.[/quote]

LOL! I think you just won this thread.

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[quote]sasquatch wrote:
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psychology rant over.[/quote]

A lot depends on the gym you go to. I’ve had larger dudes give me advice, and smaller older guys. Never small young guys though.

And as for 220 and ripped squatting 400 lbs (I assume for reps), that sounds about right for someone 5’10 or taller. If this sounds unrealistic to you, you might want to reconsider whether you are getting to depth on your squats (95% of people I’ve seen aren’t even close).

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If you are 220 and not  squatting 400 for reps, you really need to work a lot harder on the squat.
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Prof X wrote

I have a hard time believing that happens much at all. I just can’t see some newbie trying to school Coleman on his training technique. That is beyond stupid.

Do you assume everything that doesn’t happen to you doesn’t happen at all? You sound like the forum police. I meant the guys a dumbass for thinking just because he’s big and can lift alot he’s smarter than everyone under his weight. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I could care less if he risks his gains by drinking shit.

My friend who got me going on Biotest products used to work for Optimum and he says the Concentrate they use is only packin like 10 grams of whey or something like that. Its not the amount listed on the label, the dickwad wouldn’t have believed me had I told him cause I can’t squat as much as him. That’s where the dumbass part comes in. It’s all good though dog. I’ve seen your other posts and it sounds like you know your shit, but just cause something hasn’t happened to you doesn’t mean it don’t happen at all.

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[quote]Dirty Tiger wrote:
I thought this thread was about me.[/quote]

It’s ALL about me, dude… All about me.

|/ 3Toes

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Like tupac said, “it’s all about you”

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[quote]sasquatch wrote:
I seriously doubt most of these ‘stories.’ I agree with K and the rest who say this never happens to them. I just find it odd that a ‘nerd-no’nothing’ comes up to some supposed muscle man rippin heavy preachers…??? and offers advice.
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This guy (there’s no muscles in your back)was in my economics tutorial so I guess he figured he knew me well enough to offer “advice”. Other than that bozo, I’ve never had this happen.

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I still think lifting at home is the answer. As weak as I am, I’ve still had smaller-than-me pricks annoying me durin heavy lifts, and I hate the ripped-to-shreds knobheads who think you’re beneath them because you don’t have a T-shirt that says ‘just fucking squat’ on it. I can improve my technique by watching videos on the internet, and there is no point going anywhere near a hardass gym until I’ve at least exhausted the possibilities of the equipment I’ve already got.
Oh, and I don’t ‘need’ to fit in on this board, fuck you very much.